The latest thing you're up to, besides planning for your mondo May 15-16, 2010 Oxnard-based extravaganza: Holding the Berry Blast Off, which is a cooking contest. And by "cooking" we mean "no cooking," although stoves/grills/fryers are allowed.

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The upshot? Competitors have to use strawberries. Not a shocker, really. From there, the competing berryists can make anything they please. Anything. Cocktails, dips, butters, entrees. Donuts? We said anything. Foams? Anything.

Then there will be an Iron Chef-y type deal where finalists face off, berry y berry. And then the winner gets a cruise.